单词 | refile |
释义 | refilev.1 transitive. To polish or smooth the surface of again, using a file; to sharpen (the blade or teeth of a tool or weapon) for a second or subsequent time. Also intransitive.figurative in quot. 1599 (cf. file v.1 1b). ΚΠ 1599 First Bk. Preseruation Henry VII Ep. Ded. sig. A3v I do request him..With wordes significant to refile and finely to polishe Those fower Ænëis, that he late translated in English. 1868 Ohio Farmer 7 Mar. 1/2 This can be remedied by re-filing and taking off enough from the lower side to make the teeth stand upright. 1878 B. H. Paul Payen's Industr. Chem. 767 The teeth of the saw blades are very short... They require reversing twice a day, and after two days' use need to be refiled. 1916 J. M. Sharp Pract. Electr. Wiring ii. 25 The copper is too hot and solder will not adhere until the copper has been cooled and the surface refiled. 1964 Chicago Tribune 16 Aug. x. 14/3 The blunted teeth are refiled to sharpness. 1999 G. Hack Classic Hand Tools x. 180 [Hacksaw blades] make good guides for..refiling a dovetail saw. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). refilev.2 1. transitive. To replace in order, esp. in an alphabetical or numerical sequence; to replace in a file. ΚΠ c1792 H. Remsen Memorandum in T. Jefferson Papers (1965) XVII. 385 Mr. Jefferson has a number of letters, which..he'll return to the Office to be re-filed. 1857 J. C. Jeaffreson Isabel 208 Closing the ledgers and re-filing the papers, with the exception of a few which she committed to the fire. 1909 Science 19 Nov. 701/1 The withdrawal and date are noted on this card, which is then refiled. 1948 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 48 470/1 This plan provides a monthly chronological record which can easily be refiled into one alphabetical arrangement. 2007 Winnipeg Free Press (Nexis) 3 July a11 Refiling library materials requires constant attention to accuracy to ensure books are filed in the correct order. 2. a. transitive. Law. To submit (a legal document, plea, charge, etc.) for a second or subsequent time. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1835 Rep. Cases King's Bench Pract. Court III. 251/1 If..the defendant could avail himself of the additional time to add other pleas, there seems to be no good reason why he should be deprived of the opportunity of rectifying a mistake in the original by redelivering it or refiling it. 1848 B. C. Howard Rep. Supreme Court U.S. 6 475 Two drawings were filed by Mr. Emerson in the patent-office,..one as early as 1841, which was re-filed, with the plaintiff's oath to its correctness on the 12th of February, 1844. 1906 Harvard Law Rev. 19 568 Some statutes require that chattel mortgages..must be refiled within a specified period. 1980 Aviation Week & Space Technol. (Nexis) 28 July 30 The suspension period has ended and the carriers have not refiled. 2004 Jrnl. Negro Educ. 73 351 The Court of Appeals did affirm the plaintiffs' right to sue under the 14th Amendment, but specified that the action must be re-filed. b. intransitive. To reapply to an authority for. ΚΠ 1945 Amer. Aviation Nov. 18/2 The carrier may refile for special permission to make the lower fare effective. 1974 Chillicothe (Missouri) Constit.-Tribune 26 June 7 b As long as you are unmarried and under age 22 you can refile for these benefits. 1991 Washington Post 7 Sept. 20 Property owners weren't aware that every five years they have to refile for exemptions in other years are automatic. 2003 J. Brenner Mighty Tiger x. 254 Upon reaching Philippine airspace, they refiled for Manila, then soon after that attempted to refile for Guam. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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